Xref: utzoo news.groups:2833 comp.text:1662 comp.lang.postscript:313 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!killer!dcs!wnp From: wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul) Newsgroups: news.groups,comp.text,comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: fonts newsgroup Message-ID: <44@dcs.UUCP> Date: 10 Mar 88 13:31:56 GMT References: <552@auvax.UUCP> Reply-To: wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul) Organization: DCS, Dallas, Texas Lines: 50 Keywords: why? In article <552@auvax.UUCP> kevinc@auvax.UUCP (Kevin Barry Crocker) writes: ->>for screens, laser printers, and other goofy devices, everything from ->>plotters to routers to matrix printers to tv graphics boxes. Many/most ->> ->>There are internationalization issues, format standardization and ->>conversion issues, discussions of available software, techniques, and ->>works in progress. ->> Andrew Tannenbaum Interactive Boston, MA +1 617 247 1155 -> ->Although Henry@utzoo has some good points my inclination is that the ->arguements put forth by Andrew are the critical ones. -> ->I know almost nothing about fonts and typography etc., but my job is to ->produce course materials for use in distance education and I need to ->interact with our media lab (visual designers, typographers, visual ->artists, etc.) and I have already run into the situation where for ->pedagogical reasons I need to have serious imput into the final ->product. Everyone must understand that the environment that controls ->what my students' learning experiences are is almost totally dependent ->on the visual presentation. It would be extremely helpful to me if I ->had one forum where I could go to for a robust discussion on this ->topic. I try to follow comp.text and all the others but I have found ->these discussions to be focused on other issues versus a concerted ->focus on the font. -> An interesting aspect to consider in talking about a font group is this: Should the group concern itself mainly with technical aspects, such as the various bitmap, outline and vector formats used to store fonts on computers, OR should it concern itself with the artistic and design aspects which make up Typography. Of course Typography is broader than just the individual fonts, it really includes such things as page layout and the relationship between fonts on the printed page as well, and would thus inevitably spill over into comp.text and comp.text.desktop. Computer font formats on the other hand, are often machine specific, and discussions of these will thus inevitably spill over into the various comp.sys.* groups, as well as into comp.text.*. Even though I sent in a vote for a font group, on second thought Henry's contention that a group won't cause discussion makes sense, and maybe we should wait for more actual discussion of font issues in comp.text and maybe comp.text.desktop before starting another group to cross-post to. -- Wolf N. Paul Phone: (214) 306-9101 (h) (214) 404-8077 (w) 3387 Sam Rayburn Run UUCP: ihnp4!killer!{dcs, doulos}!wnp Carrollton, TX 75007 INTERNET: wnp@eesdes.das.net ESL: 62832882